{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2653eae70a5cf5d877025634","clusterId":"c_40e3926c8dd1e1cfbd9a4f07","slug":"yoshihiko-inohara-makes-surprise-tbs-drama-return-after-28-years","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yoshihiko Inohara Makes Surprise TBS Drama Return After 28 Years","summary":"Yoshihiko Inohara made an unannounced appearance in episode 8 of the TBS Friday drama \"Until the T-Shirt Dries,\" airing August 28. The appearance marks his first role in a TBS serial drama in about 28 years, since \"Sweet Season\" in 1998. Inohara plays Atsuhiko, a mysterious man connected to Sakiko's past.","whyItMatters":"A surprise cameo from a veteran actor who has been off TBS serial dramas for nearly three decades arrives just as the drama teases a shocking revelation in episode 9.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYoshihiko Inohara slipped into the cast of \u0026#34;Until the T-Shirt Dries\u0026#34; without any advance notice, appearing at the end of episode 8 as Atsuhiko, a man living in a seaside town who greets Sakiko (Yui Aoi) with smiles alongside a boy and girl believed to be his children. The drama, written by Miyu Ubukata and directed by Yasuharu Doi, follows two couples whose stable lives collapse after an accident.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInohara\u0026#39;s last TBS serial drama role was \u0026#34;Sweet Season\u0026#34; in 1998. Episode 9 promises to reveal the secret Sakiko has been carrying and how Atsuhiko fits into her past.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yoshihiko Inohara's surprise return to a TBS serial drama after 28 years lands in a mystery role, not a lead. The gap between his last 'Sweet Season' appearance and this one suggests he is selective about returning to the network.","twitterPost":"Yoshihiko Inohara returns to TBS serial dramas after 28 years in a mystery role, not a lead.","threadsPost":"Yoshihiko Inohara's surprise TBS return after 28 years comes as a mystery man, not the lead. His role in 'Until the T-Shirt Dries' connects to Sakiko's past, which suggests the show uses his history to deepen an existing storyline rather than hand him the spotlight.","newsletterBlurb":"Yoshihiko Inohara made an unannounced appearance in episode 8 of \"Until the T-Shirt Dries,\" his first TBS serial drama role in about 28 years. He plays Atsuhiko, a mysterious man linked to Sakiko's past, and episode 9 is set to reveal the secret she has been carrying.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156576\",\"title\":\"Yoshihiko Inohara Makes Surprise Appearance on \\\"Until the T-Shirt Dries\\\"! First TBS Drama Appearance in About 28 Years\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4494,"outputTokens":635,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787975880,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T03:47:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T03:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T03:47:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_40e3926c8dd1e1cfbd9a4f07","canonicalTitle":"井ノ原快彦「Tシャツが乾くまで」にサプライズ出演！約28年ぶりTBS連ドラ出演","representativeArticleId":"a_fe4839180d08e3f9758df374","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tシャツが乾くまで\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"井ノ原快彦\",\"蒼井優\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T13:54:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T13:54:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T03:51:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156576","title":"井ノ原快彦「Tシャツが乾くまで」にサプライズ出演！約28年ぶりTBS連ドラ出演"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tシャツが乾くまで"],"studios":[],"people":["井ノ原快彦","蒼井優"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}